1 [(1) There shall be State Level Services comprising of the posts in Nagar Panchayats and Municipal Councils, constituted under the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 1994, and as shown in the Schedule-I to this Act.]
2 [(1-a) There shall be State Level Municipal Corporation Services comprising of the posts in Municipal Corporations, established under the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 (12 of 1994) and as shown in the Schedule-III of this Act.]
(2) The Government shall have the right of, by a notification published in the Official Gazette, make additions to, or deletion in, the posts in Schedule-I 3 [“or Schedule-III, as the case may be”] with different designations and scales of pay, either permanently or temporarily.
(3) Subject to the provisions contained in the Act, the qualifications, method of recruitment, salaries, leave, allowances and other conditions of service 4 [XXXXXXXXXXX] shall be such as may be prescribed.
1 Sub-section (1) substituted vide H.P. Act No. 2 of 2012.
2 Sub-section (1-a) inserted vide H.P. Act No. 14 of 2023.
3 The words, signs and number “or Schedule-III, as the case may be’’ inserted vide H.P. Act No. 14 of 2023.
4 The words, sign, brackets and figure “referred to in sub-section (1),” deleted vide H.P. Act No. 2 of 2012.
THE HIMACHAL PRADESH MUNICIPAL SERVICES ACT, 1994 4
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in this Act, a person appointed to the service under this Act shall not be deemed to have been appointed to any civil service or post under the State Government.